CHAPTER ONE
MULA SA kinauupuan ni Jess ay tanaw niya ang mga turistang naliligo sa dagat, ang iba naman ay nasa buhanginan, nag-uumpisa nang magbilad.
Ang araw ay hindi pa masyadong umaangat, pero ang kilay niya ay biglang umangat nang makita ang pamilyar na rebulto na papasok sa restaurant kung nasaan siya.
Sporting a black sleeveless top that shows the both side of his body, his ripped hard stomach, and faded ripped pants, Dwaye Mendez walk inside the restaurant with all his might.
"Yes, sure." A tall blond woman said to him as he passed by on her table.
Dwaye stopped. Then he masterly scanned the woman's body who's wearing a printed backless one piece bikini.
"Pardon?"
Itinuro ng babae ang naka-imprintang salita sa damit ni Dwaye.
'Wanna hang out with me?'
Jess rolled her eyes as she read the printed words on his clothe.
"What a flirt." She murmured and sipped on her hot chocolate.
"Oh, sure thing sweetheart. See you around tonight." She heard him say that, then end of conversation.
Dwaye Mendez is a kind of man who's good in getting women's attention without putting so much effort. Normal na naglalakad lang pero mapapatingin talaga ang kahit na sino, partikular na ang mga kababaihan.
And he's the only man she was avoiding ever since. Jess thinks that Dwaye is not good to her and...to her heart. There's something on him that really makes her nervous every time he's around, lalo na kapag lalapit ito sa kanya.
Pasimple siyang humugot ng hangin sa dibdib nang mapansin niyang sa gawi niya magpupunta ang lalaki. Kinakabahan na naman dahil sa palapit na presensya nito.
Katatapos lang ng kasal ng kaibigan niyang si Alexza kahapon, na siyang kapatid naman ni Dwaye. Jess decided to stay in Villafuente Beach Resort for a days before she go back to Manila.
At bakit ba hindi niya naisip na malaki ang posibilidad na mananatili rin si Dwaye sa resort? That man stays in this place mainly, aside from his Clubs.
"Eating your breakfast alone? That's not good." A baritone voice said.
Umirap siya sa hangin at tiningala ang lalaki. Marahas na nalunok ni Jess ang kinakain nang salubungin niya ang itim na mga mata nito, mga mata na tila ba hinuhukay kung ano man ang laman ng isip o ng dibdib niya.
"I don't mind being alone here. This place is enough for me to stay, even I'm alone."
"Do you mind if I sit here?" Dwaye asked, his hands rested at the chair in front of her.
Ang malikot na mga mata niya ay umahon mula sa mahahaba nitong daliri papunta sa braso. Hitik ang mga ugat do'n, napaka misteryoso para sa kanya lalo na nang masilayan niya ulit ng malapitan ang tattoo nito sa kaliwang braso paangat sa balikat.
It's a back body of a woman with a long wavy hair, hugging a man who's holding a gun. It looks like they're both in danger and the man became the woman's savior. And it felt like she knew the story behind his tats.
Nang maupo ito ay saka lang siya nahimasmasan. Sinenyasan ni Dwaye ang waiter na kaagad naman lumapit sa kanila.
"Anything you want to eat aside from pancakes, huh?"
"No, I'm good. Thank you." Jess answered, trying to be casual in front of him.
"That's all." Anito sa waiter pagkatapos um-order ng pagkain bago muling ibinalik ang atensyon sa kanya.
BINABASA MO ANG
Territorial Men 4: Dwaye Mendez (Published under LIB Bare)
General FictionStuck in the past and the mystery behind it, Dwaye Mendez try to live his life again as normal as he used before. Night out, making out with different women and play games. He's known as a man who don't do relationships, and for him, he's a kind of...
